Well, I had a 4 a.m. wakeup call in New Orleans. As I was driving to the airport, the party was still going on down on Bourbon Street.
The Who Dats? are nuts.
I haven't listened to the radio or read any comments today. And, funny, all the nasty emails I got for picking the Saints, those people are AWOL today. Hey, I never WANTED the Vikings to lose. I just THOUGHT they would. And they did.
As we turn our attention to the 2010 season, the Vikings are basically right back where they were a year ago. Sure, Favre is under contract for $13 million for the 2010 season. But after some of the beatings he took thisseason, you know he has to be thinking, "How much more of this can I take."
His ability toget back up after every hit for 19 years is one of the most amazing things in NFL history. But he'sgoing to need time to heal before he decides whether he wants to play a20th season.
I say give him all the time he needs. If he wants to follow the same path as last summer, go for it. He proved he doesn't need Mankatoto have a great season.
Yes,for whatever reason, Bad Brett reared his head with that ridiculous interception at the end of regulation in Sunday's loss. Buthe was brilliant during the regular season and, unlike thePackers when they gotrid of Favre, the Vikingsdon't havequarterback of the futuregroomed and ready to take over.
They bestthey have is T-Jack.He isn't the answer, but you can't get rid of him until there'sa better option for the future. Somehow, some way, the Vikings are going toneed to find a young QB they can trustfor the future.For the time being, they should let Favre set his own time table and trust that he'll work just as hard as he did on his own last summer to get ready for the 2009 season.